When arbitration is not required by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)

A guide to statutory exceptions

Maurice Sanchez

From Issue: 2025 September

The state of play

Successful challenges to arbitration clauses and delegation provisions under contemporary law

Jesse Creed

From Issue: 2023 July

The Federal Arbitration Act and its overreach

A look at the background and recent history of the FAA’s preemption of state law

Mark H. Wagner

From Issue: 2020 November

SB 707 and AB 51 – an update

An update on these NEW consumer-friendly laws, currently held up in litigation. Be ready to brief the court now

Tilak Gupta

From Issue: 2020 November

Resolving attorney fee disputes under the Mandatory Fee Arbitration Act (MFAA)

The MFAA requires an attorney in a client fee dispute to offer the client the option of participating in a dispute resolution program with a local bar association

Ron W. Makarem
Jared Walder

From Issue: 2022 September

Recent developments in employment arbitration

Important employment-arbitration-law decisions from 2023 and 2024

Stephen M. Benardo

From Issue: 2024 September

Time limits on mediation and arbitration

Time limits can have a material impact on viable cases – five-year “brought to trial” and 30-day limitations on payment of arbitration fees

Lindsey Bayman

From Issue: 2025 September

The nuts and bolts of Kaiser medical-malpractice arbitrations

The basics of prosecuting medical-malpractice cases against Kaiser Permanente

Jacob Brender
Jennifer R. Johnson

From Issue: 2022 September

The end of forced arbitration for sexual assault and harassment

Also: New lien rule for Medicare reimbursement following a settlement

Linda A. Lipsen

From Issue: 2022 April

Review, reconsideration, and correction of an arbitration award by the arbitrator

The limited circumstances under which arbitrators can correct their own awards

Jackson Lucky

From Issue: 2023 September

Recent developments in employment-law arbitration from 2022 and 2023

An update on current decisions in employment-law arbitration

Stephen M. Benardo

From Issue: 2023 September

Post-arbitration award procedures

The California Arbitration Act rules govern how to make your award final, allowing it to be entered by the court as a judgment. A look at procedures and pitfalls along the way

John P. Blumberg

From Issue: 2020 November